Question follow-through · 127659
Renewables Obligation: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Renewable Obligations contracts ending on job losses.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 15 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Renewable Obligations contracts ending on job losses.
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Apr 2026
Answer published
Accreditation under the Renewables Obligation (RO) was always intended to be time limited and generators have known, from the date they were accredited, how long their support would last. The Government will continue to monitor the potential impacts of th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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